Eisenhower Eyes Khrushchev Summit Delay and Nuclear Test Rules
US officials foresee more delay in opening the spring summit with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Eisenhower plans talks with Secretary Herter on Monday as key issues include whether to extend the nuclear test moratorium and how long any extension should last. If needed, Herter may fly to Augusta, Georgia, or Eisenhower may visit.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Augusta
Georgia
Democrats propose global to police level arms control
A Democratic Advisory Council science and technology group urged comprehensive disarmament to police levels worldwide. The policy cites nuclear, germ, and chemical weapons, and calls for a National Peace Agency to oversee treaties while preventing surprise attacks and accidental wars.
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Washington
Democratic Advisory Council
Onmittee
Soviet power push could overtake U S by 1975 says Senate report
An 11 member Senate subcommittee scrutinized Soviet hydroelectric development and projected that unless the United States accelerates output, the USSR could surpass American electric power production in about 15 years. The report notes Soviet dam construction, transmission plans, and export of equipment to over 20 countries, with several dams and plants poised to dwarf US projects like Grand Coulee.
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Soviet Union
United States
Senate
Senate Interior and Public Works Committees
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
U. S
Red China
Grand Coulee
Rockefeller Shuns 1960 GOP Bid Citing Party Skepticism
Governor Rockefeller says he will not pursue the presidential nomination, citing a lack of party support for an intraparty fight and his duty to New York. He notes the need to engage grass roots voters and independents, and weighs questions about Eisenhower policies and Nixon challenge.
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Nixon
New York
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Ivy Bluff escape tops North Carolina 1959 news list
North Carolina voters and media ranked the Ivy Bluff prison break as the state’s top news event of 1959. The escape and rapid recapture led the AP poll, ahead of the Henderson textile strike and other major stories. The year also featured Sunny Jim Tatum’s death, wage-law changes, tax withholding, a Tar Heel Europe mission, and hurricane damage.
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Associated Press
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Ivy Bluff
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Sunny Jim Tatum
University of North Carolina
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Europe
Gracie
Duke
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Seawell
George C. Marsh
Textile Workers Union of America
Harriet-Henderson Cotton Mills
John D. Cooper Jr
Iran Moves Fresh Troops to Border With Iraq
Iran dispatches army detachments to Fakkeh Susangerd and Mousevian near Abadan amid Shatt al Arab dispute. Kassem claims river breadth. Iran says boundary runs mid river. Talks of peace contrast with political tensions at home and regional maneuvering over tolls and navigation.
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Iran
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Iraq
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Susangerd
Abadan
Said
Abdel Karim Kassem
Shatt al Arab
Persian Gulf
Farah
Abbas Aram
Senate
Kassem
Baghdad
Khorramshahr
Rockefeller Withdraws From Presidential Race in 1960 GOP
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller withdraws Saturday from the race for the Republican presidential nomination. He stops short of endorsing Nixon and hints at possibledraft at Chicago next summer while remaining a party leader. Nixon calls Rockefeller a national and international leader and says his withdrawal clears path for Nixon’s campaign. Rockefeller plans further leadership but remains definite on not seeking the presidency or vice presidency.
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Eiprineesaper
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Geneva
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Nixon
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Rockefeller
Relman Morin
Richard M. Nixon
Albany
N.Y
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State Capitol
Washington
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News York City
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Chicago
Bomshell
Rockefeller withdrawal shocks Washington party scene
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller announced he will not pursue a presidential bid, triggering a stunned political reaction. Vice President Nixon weighed his open field status, praising Rockefeller’s leadership while signaling no definite stance. The remark came ahead of the July nominating convention in Chicago.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Chicago
Gettysburg
Holiday Traffic Toll Rises Amid Christmas Weekend Safety Push
Officials report holiday traffic deaths during the Christmas period rising to 1559 for 1958, with comparisons to 1955 and 1956 totals. Despite stricter enforcement, icy highways and hazardous conditions kept the hourly toll high, as multiple fatal incidents occurred nationwide including a Joliet train-car collision.
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National Safety Council
Albert Lea
Minn
Joliet
Death Toll Climbs On State Roads
State tolls rose sharply during the holiday period with multiple fatal crashes across North Carolina. Victims include five New York men and boys, a Lexington couple, elderly Snow Camp residents, a Fayetteville widow and daughter, and several others in Charlotte Winston-Salem Dunn Laurel Hill Mount Olive and Brunswick County areas.
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New York
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Walker Eugene Smith
James Smith
Jerard Williams
Lexington
Thomas R. Bailey
Doris
Ruffin
Walter Thomas
Snow Camp
Burlington
Marie McLean
Ella Marie
Fayetteville
J. C. Tucker
High Point
Coleman Dawkins Jr
Charlotte
Willie Mackey
Gro
Frances Miller Allen
Yadkinville
Winston-Salem
Thomas Edward Barnes
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